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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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